Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Gastro/ID/Onc/Rheum

Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Gastro/ID/Onc/Rheum is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER). The session is held from Jan 19 - 23, 2020 at Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, Wailea, Hawaii, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 Credit Hours.

Early Bird Physician Fee - $ 1095
Early Bird Non-Physician - $ 995

Targeted Audience

The session is mainly intended towards primary care providers, Health professionals with the updated information on primary care medicine

Conference Objective

By the end of the session, an attendee must be able to,

• Recognize patient risks, diagnostic criteria and manage non- alcoholic fatty liver disease
• List current diagnostic principles and better treatment strategies for celiac disease and lower GI bleeding
• Evaluate the IBS treatment efficacy
• Diagnose and manage treatment for infectious disease syndromes in organ-based systems ( Respiratory, gastrointestinal, soft tissue, and skin)
• Identify the recent updates on immunizations and genitourinary infections( including few Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
• Discuss the therapeutic approaches and to deliver quality healthcare services for the patients on direct oral anticoagulants and antiplatelets
• Distinguish between inflammatory and non -inflammatory  joint pain and differential diagnosis for each category
• Review the risks and benefits of different approaches for arthritis treatment 
• Evaluate and treat osteoarthritis, crystal disease and gout

Physician Accreditation

The Medical Education Resource is authorized by the accreditation council for continuing medical education (ACCME) who provides medical education for patients

Credit Designation

Medical Education Resources sanctioned this live session for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 credit. A physician can only claim the credits based on the extent of their participation. 

ABIM MOC Recognition

On successful completion of the session, a participant can apply for the evaluation component. This renders an opportunity to earn up to 20 (Part II) MOC points by the American Board of International Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of certification points. Participants will earn credits that are equivalent to CME points claimed for the activity. A CME provider must be responsible to submit a participant's complete info to ACCME for the mission to grant ABIM MOC credit.

American Academy of Family Physicians

The session is reviewed and accepted for up to 20credits by the American Academy of Family physicians.

American Osteopathic Association 

The programs are approved for 20 credit hours under the category 2-A by the American Osteopathic Association.

Canadian Physicians

The college of family physicians for Canada (CFPC) has a reciprocal credit agreement with the American Academy of Family physicians (AAFP) for activities with the prescribed credits. 

American Academy of Physician Assistants

AAPA approves the activity certified for category 1 credits for AOACCME, designated credits from AAFP, AMA PRA Category 1 credit. You can claim these credits only from the authorized ACCME or any of the recognized state medical society. 

Assistant physicians can receive a maximum of 20 credit hours 

Nursing Accreditation

Medical education resources entitled as provider for continuing nursing education by American Nurses Credentialing Center  Commission on Accreditation.

This CE activity provides 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education

The activity is assigned for 7.0 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Board of certification approves CE contact hours by AMA, ACCME, ANCC, AANP, AAFP, and AACN. 

Pharmacy Accreditation

Medical Educational Resources(MER) has attributed to the Accreditation council for pharmacy education. MER approves this CE activity for 20 Contact hours. 

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.